Feed system in a lyophilization machine for the pharmaceutical sector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016152141-A1
Application number	US-201414899526-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 23, 2014
Priority date	Jun 19, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Feed system provided with feed means located inside a lyophilization chamber and able at least to supply electric energy to a slider, autonomously mobile at least inside the lyophilization chamber, and to the possible other internal components which need the energy present in or associated to the slider. The feed means are positioned along the travel of the slider and cooperate with energy receiver means associated to the slider, being static at least during the loading and unloading steps of at least a loading plane.

First claim

1 . Feed system provided with feed means located inside a lyophilization chamber and able at least to supply electric energy to a slider, autonomously mobile at least inside said lyophilization chamber, and to the possible other internal components which need said energy present in or associated to said slider, wherein the feed means are positioned along the travel of the slider and cooperate with energy receiver means associated to the slider, said feed means being static at least during the loading and unloading steps of at least a loading plane and in that it comprises a communication system- configured for the two-way transmission and reception of data or information with said slider and at least in part fed by said feed means.

2 . Feed system as in claim 1 , wherein the feed means are at least a pathway present in the lyophilization chamber.

3 . Feed system as in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said feed means is associated to at least a pathway in the lyophilization chamber.

4 . Feed system as in claim 3 , wherein at least one feed mean is insulated from the corresponding pathway.

5 . Feed system as in claim 1 , wherein at least one of said feed means is disposed parallel to a pathway present in the lyophilization chamber.

6 . Feed system as in claim 1 , wherein the feed means comprise primary coils able to be electrically fed and associated to at least one pathway WO present inside the lyophilization chamber, and in that the receiver means comprise secondary coils mounted on the slider and configured to generate energy from the magnetic induction of said primary coils.

7 . Feed system as in any claim 1 , wherein said receiver means are configured to transmit electric energy from the feed means to the components located on board said slider.

8 . Feed system as in claim 7 , wherein said receiver means are chosen from a group comprising wheels, toothed wheels, tracks, mechanical sliding blocks or electrical sliding blocks.

9 . Feed system as in claim 1 , wherein the feed means are configured to be without energy at least during the step of closing the door of the lyophilization chamber.

10 . Feed system as in claim 9 , wherein the feed means are configured to interrupt the energy feed through the release of mobile pathways.

11 . Feed system as in claim 9 , wherein electric switches or separators are configured to interrupt the electric energy feed of said feed means.

12 . Feed system as in claim 1 , wherein the feed means have a limited horizontal flat surface.

13 . Feed system as in any claim 1 , wherein said feed means are configured to convey instructions, by means of said communication system, to a management and control system present in the slider and operating in association at least with the lyophilization chamber.

14 . Feed system as in claim 13 , wherein the management and control system located on board said slider is configured to act in feedback at least with an external command and control unit through at least one of said feed means.

15 . Lyophilization machine provided with a lyophilization chamber cooperating, at least temporally, with a mobile slider comprising internal movement components and a feed system provided with feed means to supply electric energy to the slider and to the possible internal components located on board, wherein the feed means are positioned static along the travel of the slider and can be selectively activated at least during the completely open step of the lyophilization chamber ( 21 ), cooperating with energy receiver means associated with the slider and in that it comprises a communication system configured for the two-way transmission and reception of data or information with said slider and at least in part fed by said feed means.

16 . Slider comprising movement components, configured to be mobile also inside a lyophilization chamber and to be fed, together with possible internal movement components, by a feed system provided with feed means, wherein the feed means are positioned static along the travel of the slider, in that the slider comprises receiver means cooperating with said feed means and in that it is associated to a communication system configured for the two-way transmission and reception of data or information with said slider and at least in part fed by said feed means.

17 . Slider as in claim 16 , wherein the slider is configured to be driven and/or coordinated with the instructions of an external command and control unit by means of signals transported by the feed means.

Assignees

• I M A Ind Macchine Auto Matiche S P A
• Ima Spa

Inventors

• Ragazzini Ivan

Classifications

• B60L5/005 Primary

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• B60M7/00

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• F26B5/06 Primary

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